Historic Site of Barracks, Gyeongsan

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.218

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

삼국시대

Designated year

1971

Location

경산시, 경상북도— 경북 경산시 압량면 압량리 179번지

Coordinates

35.851335, 128.781253

This historic site was used as barracks for soldiers when Kim Yu-sin was the governor in Amnyangju. These are the ruins of Amnyang-ri, Nae-ri, Seonhwa-ri, and Duruksan Mountain. The remains consist of an ancient-styled drilling ground constructed on a high elevation on the northwest hilly districts and a high post built of piled up earth like an ancient tomb in the southeast. The training ground and the post are connected to each other. The parade ground is in an almost circular shape with a broad flat area. The drilling ground would have been used for training soldiers and the high earthen post is thought to have been a place of command for a general or other officer. The ruins look like a fortress due to being constructed of clay on the naturally hilly districts but they occupy a small area in for a fortress. However, some scholars suggest the possibility that the original clay-built fortress was changed into a training ground.

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